Officials Soften Shoot Orders in Wounded Knee Standoff
Government negotiators seek only agreement in principle with AIM to end the Pine Ridge occupation at Wounded Knee. Authorities tell marshals and FBI to aim to wound rather than kill when using force. Russell Means says AIM will consider a counter proposal while petition drives pressure tribal leadership. Bail for an AIM ally was reduced to personal recognizance as talks continue.
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FBI
Sheehan
Wounded Knee
Russell Means
Nixon
Means
Dick Wilson
Wilson
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U.S
William Clayton
U.S. District Court
Rapid City
Cedric Young Bear
Porcupine
Porcupine District Council
Oglala Sioux
Earth Day marks start of weeklong eco drives worldwide
Earth Day activities spread across the nation and world as part of a build up to Earth Week in April. Campaigns against pollution unfold with ecology programs displays speeches and events. Observances include moments of silence and the ringing of the United Nations Peace Bell at 1 13 p m EST marking the vernal equinox.
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United Nations
Dollar Bobs as New European Currencies Float
The dollar wavered against newly floating European currencies in London Paris Amsterdam Frankfurt and Brussels then steadied. It gained slightly in Rome and held about steady elsewhere as markets await reforms to shore up the dollar.
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UPI
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Paris
Amsterdam
Frankfurt
Tokyo
Stockholm
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HEW timetable aims to cut 6252 jobs by 1974
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare drafted a timetable to eliminate 6,252 jobs by July 1, 1974, affecting HEW offices in Rockville and multiple cities. The plan moves 3,991 positions to St Elizabeths Hospital and folds several programs, including Hill-Burton aid and regional medical programs, into tighter federal staffing.
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Dmass
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Meat and Dairy Goods Carry Cancer Drug Controversy
Senator Ribicoff revealed an internal FDA memo alleging many meat and dairy products carry carcinogenic drugs given to livestock. He urged immediate withdrawal of suspect drugs from food animals until proven harmless, referencing Sept. 27, 1972, documents. The memo claims nine approved cattle drugs are possible carcinogens. In Springfield, Peter Stinson, 6, met Governor Walker and quipped about governors.
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UPI
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Federal Office
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Connecticut
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HEW
Caspar Weinberger
Agriculture
Earl Bulz
Ribioff
Ribicoff
Food and Drug Administration
Senate Government Operations Subcommittee
FDA
Food Price Spiral Seen To Continue This Year
Washington reports the Cost of Living Council forecasts rising food prices through 1973 with a possible near zero end-year rate. President Nixon backs boosting supplies over price freezes while a white paper suggests reducing consumption to curb costs. Secretary Bulz notes a further jump by mid-March despite the expected farm price declines.
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UPI
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Earl 4. Bulz
Unity in Ulster Offers Shared Power and Rights
Britain releases a White Paper proposing a power sharing arrangement in Northern Ireland to end discrimination, guarantee human rights, and consult with the Republic of Ireland. The plan aims for continued UK membership if a Protestant majority remains, amid ongoing sectarian violence and mixed reactions from leaders.
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Republic of Ireland
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Wallace Hosts Five POWs in Maxwell Dinner
Five former prisoners of war greeted re elected President Nixon at Maxwell Air Force Base. The group led by Maj. Michael K. McCuistion and Maj. Kenneth W. Cordier included Capt. David F. Gray Jr. and Lt. Col. Dewey Wad dell and Capt. Thomas McNish. They said Nixon's victory revived hope for release. They did not comment on George McGovern or Wallace's earlier nomination bid.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dewey W. Waddell
Atlanta
Thomas McNish
Franklin
N.C
Nixon
George McGovern
Wallace
Community notices and club meetings in Okaloosa Digest
The Okaloosa Digest lists upcoming local events and menus including school lunch plans for Okaloosa County Wednesday burritos and St. Mary’s lunch, Northwest Florida Motorsports Club March meeting at Import Motors, Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Hall meeting, Fort Walton Beach Women’s Club flea market prep, Rotary Club lunch with J G Buck Stokes as speaker, YMCA Swim Team parents meeting, and Lenten luncheon at First Presbyterian Church with menu and reservation details.
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Northwest Florida Motorsports Club
Wit
Import Motors
Eglin Parkway
Knights of Columbus
Florida lawmakers press Nixon invitation and Cape Canaveral name bill
Florida senators push a standing invitation to President Nixon to address the legislature and commend him on Peace with honor in Vietnam. The Cape Canaveral name restoration bill clears the Senate Natural Resources Committee, aiming to restore the geographic name once tied to Cape Kennedy.
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UPI
Nixon
Florida
Henry Sayler
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy
Senate Natural Resources Committee
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R-St. Peterburg
Cape Kennedy Space Center
John F. Kennedy
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Cocoa Beach
Canaveral
Lyndon Johnson
Judge orders Hall seated as juror in bombing case
In Memphis UPI report Judge Bailey Brown assures a farmer his mule will be fed, then has Evans C. Hall seated as a juror in a bombing trial. Hall is driven 50 miles to his farm after the first day ends as officials arrange mule care.
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Frank Lamonnde
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